@drben

Intruiging, but it seems to conflict with Missy’s seemingly forcely felt lines to Clara in TMA that Times Lords, far from being motivated by the baser instincts of animals, are above that sort of thing, and that Clara needs to understand that this (ie, the relationship between Missy and the Doctor) is about friendship.

I love the suggestion as made by @DrBen and @Nerys that Santa orchestrated the entire thing to get Clara back where she needs to be, in the Tardis. However I think it is important to remember that the interpretation of the significance of the Tangerine at the end is open. I am happy to choose the “Santa saves the day” option but those who prefer a…[Read more]

@DrBen I like your bonkers theory! It’s along the lines of what I was thinking, except that I didn’t take the time to imagine the elaborate backstory that you did. Bravo!

So sorry @spider, did anyone call the animal welfare!?! Have a biscuit. But yeah, going with just a teaser…. probably

@drben, @nerys, its consistent!

Yay! I’ve finally watched the original <i>The Daleks</i> story! Only 51 years late!

I can really see why it made an impact on beople back in 1963, and why Dalekmania became such a phenomenon – the design of the Daleks themselves, and the Dalek city, and really the rest of Skaro (particularly the petrified forest and the swamp) came together to…[Read more]

@Phaseshift

Absolutely stonking Masterspotting post! 😀 And yes please – a Master blog would be great

@DrBen – Agree with you that it should help the cyberisation process if the “delete” emotions is voluntary. Make the newly “dead” completely terrified with lies about still being attached to what their body is feeling – on top of the…[Read more]

@Fonsini – If you have a problem with the politics of this show then find a different kind of forum
I agree with @DrBen and it doesn’t help your case to also ‘channel’ your personal political agenda
btw – maybe you are what is wrong with America today – a blatant lack of inclusiveness and of the
differences of peoples and opinions

@DrBen      Your last paragraph makes an excellent point! Cyber-Brig really helps make that crystal clear, I think.

@DrBen

How does Clara know so much about the Doctor? Yes, they’re close, but the Doctor has never said a thing about four wives, and is always reticent to talk about his past.

Clara’s met Wife No. 2 (River), Wife No. 4 (Queen Elizabeth I – Clara threw confetti) and may well have been told about Wife No. 3 as a funny story during the Smith D…[Read more]

@pedant   @DrBen

I agree that this series has been, at its heart, about something beyond the bonkers, the monsters, the “all-of-time-and-space”, and even the science/pseudo-science that we are used to from DW. And maybe that was the motivation for the continued riffing on legends and myths, and what seemed at times like a deliberate toss-…[Read more]

SPOILER, SPOILER, SPOILER...

@DrBen

Equal parts brutal and mundane.

Paging Hannah Arendt, paging Hannah Arendt…